Posts Tagged ‘preaching’
Langham trains drunken gambler turned Pastor in remote East Malaysia
“He killed a man.” This was the first thing I was told about Pastor Michael who attended the initial Langham Preaching training held in Sarawak, East Malaysia earlier this year. The training was taught in the Malay language by a team from Indonesia and was focused on preachers working amongst the indigenous peoples in Sarawak.…
Read MorePray for Langham’s long-term fruitful impact in Austria
But Mark Meynell, Langham Preaching Director (Europe and Caribbean), has pointed out that “depth in ministry is more important than size”. He added: “Far better to have biblical convictions and faithful practices deeply ingrained in someone’s life than huge crowds showing initial enthusiasm and then falling away. This is something the Lord Jesus insisted on in…
Read MoreLangham trains 14-yr-old ‘future church leader’ in Lesotho
14-year-old Lipallo was one of a few young people who attended a Level 1 Langham Preaching training event in Maseru, Lesotho, for the first time in May. He attended with his mum and a few others from his church. Joseph Morenammele, Langham Preaching’s coordinator for Lesotho, commented that Lipallo “surprised all the participants”. He “amazed”…
Read MorePray for West Africa coordinator Roland Tamini
I grew up in a non-practicing Catholic family. I had a relatively happy childhood until a crisis occurred between my parents. They eventually separated, and I was deeply affected. I was so angry and bitter against my parents that I became a rebellious teenager. When I got to high school, one of my…
Read More‘Thrilling time’ training preachers in Georgia
Last month Mark Meynell, Preaching Director for Europe and Caribbean, trained 30 preachers in Georgia during his first ever visit to the country. Mark writes: “Georgia is the second ex-Soviet country that I am now working in, and it is interesting to discern how much overlap there is with Ukraine. “One thing that struck me…
Read MoreLiberated from occult influences in Central Asia
Tina* is a Langham Preaching facilitator from a country in Central Asia. She has shared her fascinating life story for a ‘Preaching Postcard’: How did Jesus find you? I grew up in an atheist society where we were taught that there was no God. Even though I was an atheist, my mother would always say…
Read MoreTransformed: communist atheist to preacher and evangelist
Slavko Hadžić became a Christian during war in former Yugoslavia in the early 90s, having grown up as a communist atheist. He is now Langham Preaching’s coordinator for West Balkans & North Adriatic and lives in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Slavko shared how God changed his life at LPUKI’s Vision Day in February: He said: “In 1992,…
Read MorePray for Langham Preaching in the South Pacific
When you hear “Fiji”, your first thought might be a tourist destination with stunning beaches and constant sunshine. But last month, sun-bathing was out of the question for over 50 people who attended Langham Preaching training. Retired minister Stephen Williams and Revd Andy Shudall were among the trainers who led one group through the first…
Read More‘Preaching App leads to well-crafted sermons’
Shearsby Mupfudzapake is Langham Preaching’s movement coordinator in South Africa. Shearsby is a pastor in Limpopo, a province bordering Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. He recently shared his thoughts about the Langham Preaching App: “We are grateful for such a useful tool. The App helps me to organise my thoughts, as per bible passages, leading into…
Read MoreLangham Preaching in Sierra Leone ‘is bearing fruit’
Chris Jonah, Langham Preaching’s Movement Coordinator in Sierra Leone, shares his end of year report: “We praise God for the ministry of Langham Preaching in Sierra Leone. This report highlights how we sought to achieve our key objectives and some of the high points. “Our drive to train Preachers Club leaders and revive dormant groups continues.…
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